1 hour ago Former Patriots running back is selling his Super Bowl ring for more than $100,000

LeGarrette Blount’s ring is currently up for sale on Heritage Auction — with the price tabbed at $122,000.  The post Former Patriots running back is selling his Super Bowl ring for more than $100,000 appeared first on Boston.com.

Economics

2 h. ago Latest Federal DOGE Cuts Planning to Sell the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco

Latest Federal DOGE Cuts Planning to Sell the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco  California Globe

Politics

2 h. ago 1,000 artists release ‘silent’ album to protest UK copyright sell

The U.K. government is pushing forward with plans to attract more AI companies to the region through changes to copyright law that would allow developers to train AI models on artists’ content on the internet — without permission or payment — unless creators proactively “opt out.” Not everyone is marching to the same beat, though. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Economics

3 h. ago DoorDash to Pay $16.8 Million to Workers for Pocketing Their Tips

The payments, part of a settlement with the New York attorney general’s office, will return as much as $14,000 to some workers.

Economics

4 h. ago Brad Marchand, Trent Frederic ponder future as Bruins brace for potential sell

"I’ve always planned on playing here my entire career. That hasn’t changed." The post Brad Marchand, Trent Frederic ponder future as Bruins brace for potential sell-off appeared first on Boston.com.

Politics

4 h. ago The Panama Canal needs more water. The solution is a dam that could displace thousands

More than 2,000 people could be displaced by the construction of the Río Indio dam. The Panama Canal Authority says the dam solves a long-term water shortage problem.

Politics

5 h. ago Top Harris surrogate makes major admission about Trump while mocking Dems: 'Can’t sell worth s

Mark Cuban admitted this weekend that “Democrats can’t sell" and that President Donald Trump is a master at marketing, saying he is better than Paris Hilton and Dennis Rodman.

Politics

6 h. ago Economic Growth Slows to Start 2025, Chicago Fed Index Shows

Economic activity in the United States softened at the beginning of the year, according to data released Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI), a broad measure of economic momentum, declined to The post Economic Growth Slows to Start 2025, Chicago Fed Index Shows appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

7 h. ago Cuba's Population Falls Under 10 Million Thanks to Birth Rate Collapse, Emigration — over 25% Are Age 60+

Cuba's communist regime admitted over the weekend that there are fewer than 10 million Cubans left living in the country after the island nation lost more than 300,000 of its inhabitants in 2024 — a year that also marked the lowest birthrates recorded in Cuba in the past six decades. The post Cuba’s Population Falls Under 10 Million Thanks to Birth Rate Collapse, Emigration — over 25% Are Age 60+ appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

8 h. ago SoundCloud partners with TicketMaster to let artists list events

Music streamer SoundCloud announced a partnership with entertainment company Live Nation today, allowing artists on its platform to list Ticketmaster and Universe events on their profile in a customized way. The company said it would create more promotion opportunities for artists in the future in partnership with Ticketmaster through a new promotion program but didn’t […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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9 h. ago Anthropic launches a new AI model that ‘thinks’ as long as you want

Anthropic is releasing a new frontier AI model called Claude 3.7 Sonnet, which the company designed to “think” about questions for as long as users want it to. Anthropic calls Claude 3.7 Sonnet the industry’s first “hybrid AI reasoning model,” because it’s a single model that can give both real-time answers and more considered, “thought-out” […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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9 h. ago Apple plans $500 billion in US investment, 20,000 research jobs in next four years

Apple plans $500 billion in US investment, 20,000 research jobs in next four years  Reuters

Economics

10 h. ago Apple Plans to Invest $500 Billion in U.S. as Trump Tariffs Loom

The company pledged the multibillion-dollar investment over the next four years and said it would create 20,000 jobs. The Texas facility is set to open in 2026.

Politics

10 h. ago DOGE cuts, Medicaid fears spark protests at GOP lawmaker offices across US

Some House Republicans contended with backlash in their home districts last week after progressive groups urged activists to protest Elon Musk and DOGE.

Society

11 h. ago Trump Tariff Win: Apple to Invest $500 Billion in U.S., Pledges to Create 20,000 Jobs

Apple has announced plans to invest $500 billion in the United States over the next four years and hire 20,000 new workers, as the company seeks relief from President Donald Trump's tariffs on goods imported from China. The post Trump Tariff Win: Apple to Invest $500 Billion in U.S., Pledges to Create 20,000 Jobs appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

11 h. ago Former Seattle Mariners Star Earns College Student $10,000 with Half

Former Seattle Mariners Star Earns College Student $10,000 with Half-Court Shot  Sports Illustrated

Society

12 h. ago Roberta Flack, singer of 'Killing Me Softly,' has died at age 88

The Grammy Award-winning artist and educator had shared an ALS diagnosis in 2022. She was best known for ballads such as "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."

Events

12 h. ago Flexport releases onslaught of AI tools in a move inspired by ‘Founder Mode’

Freight forwarding and logistics company Flexport is rolling out a suite of new products and features, many of which use AI, in what the company says will be the first in a series of semi-annual announcements of this kind.  If that sounds similar to Airbnb’s approach to seasonal product announcements, that’s because it was the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Economics

14 h. ago Groups call on veterans to protest Trump administration’s ‘intentional betrayal’ of Afghans who helped U.S. forces

Groups call on veterans to protest Trump administration’s ‘intentional betrayal’ of Afghans who helped U.S. forces  PBS NewsHour

Politics

15 h. ago Apple to Build A.I. Servers in Houston and Spend $500 Billion in U.S.

The company pledged the multibillion-dollar investment over the next four years, and said it would create 20,000 jobs. The new Texas facility is set to open in 2026.

Economics